Yi Jing · Chinese tarot
Ascending
Hexagram 46 of the Yi Jing · 升 Shēng
The figure
Earth above Wind: the shoot rising under the soil, the tree climbing little by little. The image of patient ascent.
What this figure illuminates
Ascending lights up gradual rise, the climb that happens in stages rather than in a leap. You don't skip steps; you gain height by staying rooted.
For a decision, the figure invites confident regularity: “what is the next step, within reach, rather than the summit that freezes me?”.
A question to keep
What is the next step within reach, rather than the distant summit?
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